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Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, September 21, 1864 (

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Cress, Eli

Title

Letter from Eli Cress to Sophronia McNitt, September 21, 1864

Description

A letter to Sophronia McNitt from Eli Cress, a Union soldier in the 117th Illinois Infantry. Cress wrote about visitors from home coming to see the 117th while they were stationed at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis, and shared other news of mutual friends.

Date

21 September 1864

Collection

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University Library

	Parent institution	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
	Location	Urbana , United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 06′ 16.93″ N, 88° 13′ 44.44″ W
	Website	www.library.illinois.edu
	Authority file	: Q22096046 VIAF: 123824539 ISNI: 0000000107891289 LCCN: n79066210 NLA: 35173543 SUDOC: 16134965X WorldCat

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This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Illinois Digital Heritage Hub.

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